What do you get when you cross a mafia mobster with a sociologist? An offer you can't understand. It's an old joke, and you could substitute "sociologist" with just about any other "ologist" - the broader point being that professions use language in ways that make it hard for outsiders to understand.

A machine learning algorithm analyses verbal and non-verbal cues It could correctly identify if someone is suicidal with 93% accuracy Researchers incorporated the algorithm into an app trialed in schools By recording conversations and analysing cues such as pauses and sighs, it could help to flag those most at risk of taking their own life Researchers are developing an app which could help to prevent suicides by flagging those most at risk.

This article talks about the rare speech disorder apraxia. Children diagnosed with apraxia have trouble saying certain sounds because the muscles in their mouth aren't able to make the movements required to make the sounds. The article talks about how sign language, along with other treatments, can help children learn to speak verbally.

This article is about how Tourette syndrome may actually increase children's abilities for language in the areas of phonology and morphology. Interestingly, the article speaks about how Tourette syndrome may be a neurological disorder which increases the function of the part of the brain related to recognizing sounds despite causing a decreased ability in motor function.